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. >> yeardley love said in an interview, i had wanted to play lacrosse at virginia since i was little, so coming here was a dream come true. it's a dream that ended just three weeks before she was set to graduate. huguely has been charged with first-degree murder. sherry johnson. >> she was a model young student athlete with one of a kind disposition. >> there was not a mean cell in her body. she was goodness and had a sense of humor to go along with that sense of goodness and sweetness that you kind of look and say to yourself, well i don't think i'll ever have the pleasure of teaching or coaching another child anywhere close to that. >> this is the second tragedy in the family in recent years. love lost her father to cancer back in 2005. >>> three minutes after 5:00 this morning, we are learning more about a murder suspect. huguely from chevy chase was known as a star lacrosse player. our sister station, wjla featured him in 2004 as the prep athlete of the week. >> more important that we want -- we tried really hard to win. >> police say there is no murder weapon in this. they are t
. >> yeardley love said in an interview, i had wanted to play lacrosse at virginia since i was little, so coming here was a dream come true. it's a dream that ended just three weeks before she was set to graduate. huguely has been charged with first-degree murder. sherry johnson. >> she was a model young student athlete with one of a kind disposition. >> there was not a mean cell in her body. she was goodness and had a sense of humor to go along with that sense of goodness and...
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a virginia lacrosse player. >> we have new reaction from the campus. we are live where she went to school and we will also be covering what the mens and womens lacrosse teams are saying as well. how the university is helping students. but first, let's get our weather. here is justin berk. > good morning. 6:43. 66 degrees this morning. we have ourselves an overcast sky. they are much milder. 70. so it is warm this morning, but it comes with a price tag of clouds and sprinkles this morning. lines up around york, pa, and west of frederick and on through the mountains. we have another cloud ban that is pushing showers into western pa. that may get charged midday. and they could spark a shower or storm. we have some clearing inbetween these two systems. this band of clouds will give way to the chance of a shower trying to fire up. watching showers, western maryland, central pa, and they could roll through the baltimore area at 3:00, 4:00. if it rains, it won't last more than 3, 4 minutes. we have cop l nice days in store. the nice system that tries to push
a virginia lacrosse player. >> we have new reaction from the campus. we are live where she went to school and we will also be covering what the mens and womens lacrosse teams are saying as well. how the university is helping students. but first, let's get our weather. here is justin berk. > good morning. 6:43. 66 degrees this morning. we have ourselves an overcast sky. they are much milder. 70. so it is warm this morning, but it comes with a price tag of clouds and sprinkles this...
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but you don't get there by dividing yourselves up. >> reporter: this is the virginia citizens defense league, and they are not happy with the nra. >> they're the 800-pound gor little la. people are used to the name nra and those not really into gun rights don't know better and think that's the only real organization out there. >> reporter: it exploded into a nasty family fight this spring, when the nra muscled congress into exempting it and it alone from some key provisions of the campaign finance reform legislation. >> this is a carve-out, not for the gun rights community, this is a carve-out for a single organization. >> reporter: they're hopping mad, these smaller groups. they're increasingly seeing the nra has a big, bloated, bureaucratic, too conservative gun group and they're starting to oppose their own leaders in the nra. >> that's right. in this case, the nra basically jumped into the last lifeboat and left the rest of the pro-gun community to sink. >> reporter: we asked the nra to speak to us about all this, they refused. but for all the bad blood between the nra and the loc
but you don't get there by dividing yourselves up. >> reporter: this is the virginia citizens defense league, and they are not happy with the nra. >> they're the 800-pound gor little la. people are used to the name nra and those not really into gun rights don't know better and think that's the only real organization out there. >> reporter: it exploded into a nasty family fight this spring, when the nra muscled congress into exempting it and it alone from some key provisions of...
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in charlottesville, virginia, growing to an intense storm, downed trees, power lines, trees into homes. debris in streets. no reports of serious injuries despite the extensive damage. nothing like that here. in fact, we seem to have moved on to a pretty nice day for wmar day. let's go back over to wyatt. >> i may try to grab a crab cake on the way out of town. saint michael's famous for their seafood. before we bring in special guests, i want to give you a closeup shot of the real escape. one of the tiny boats you see down here. seats comfortably 180 people. a gorgeous spot, so many beautiful boats on the water. let's take a look at your weather and take you to downtown baltimore. our skycam showing a brilliant sunny day, but less humid, 90 could be a lot hotter than that and temperatures in the 80s, current conditions showing humidity is not as oppressive as it has been. take a look at our high temperatures, i mean these were certainly hotter than average, but nothing like the weather we have had the last couple of days or even the last week. humidity across the state, you could see m
in charlottesville, virginia, growing to an intense storm, downed trees, power lines, trees into homes. debris in streets. no reports of serious injuries despite the extensive damage. nothing like that here. in fact, we seem to have moved on to a pretty nice day for wmar day. let's go back over to wyatt. >> i may try to grab a crab cake on the way out of town. saint michael's famous for their seafood. before we bring in special guests, i want to give you a closeup shot of the real escape....
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phillippe, beth ostrosky stern, music from dirty heads and [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens virginia, where baltimore goes to get away. maybe it's because baltimore loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run into. get started at buschgardens.com/va.
phillippe, beth ostrosky stern, music from dirty heads and [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens virginia, where baltimore goes to get away. maybe it's because baltimore loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run into. get started at buschgardens.com/va.
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they are deets in virginia, corzine in new jersey, coakley in massachusetts, and arlen specter. do we have the tape? >> we know where mar that coakley stands. arlen knew it was more important to answer to the people that sent him to washington. you're going to be looking at the next governor. your governor, my friend, john corzi corzine. >> he's 0 for 4, donna. >> i wouldn't blame it on the president. arlen specter has been running for office as long as the president's been alive almost. could he transfer his popularity in philadelphia to other places? the answer is no. joe ses tack ran a democratic campaign. it was an uphill battle for senator specter. when you announce you're saving your job, that's a losing candidate. >> why didn't specter do what ronald reagan did in reverse? why didn't he said i didn't leave them, they left me. >> he said both. >> can we play the tape against to cokie. what is the name of the town you're from again? new orleans? i pick up the paper the next day, "the new york times headline" i may not have it exact, voters are after imcouple bents. it wasn'
they are deets in virginia, corzine in new jersey, coakley in massachusetts, and arlen specter. do we have the tape? >> we know where mar that coakley stands. arlen knew it was more important to answer to the people that sent him to washington. you're going to be looking at the next governor. your governor, my friend, john corzi corzine. >> he's 0 for 4, donna. >> i wouldn't blame it on the president. arlen specter has been running for office as long as the president's been...
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try to eat eight super hot wings at caliente in west virginia. they're called stupid winning. they're so stupid they make you sign a waiver before you eat them. will i win? will i cry? stay tuned. but first, why oh, why am i doing this? >> these challenges have been around for decades. you are getting a chance to be the food lore. everyone knows someone who tried the challenge or cousin wants to try it. tried it and had one wing. >> this is going to hurt. >> reporter: adam richman knows a little something about taking a food challenge. it's his job. >> my mother will go you know the show man versus food, my son is the man. >> man versus food. >> you know it. >> reporter: he is the man. literally, figuratively and gastronomically. richman is the host of the popular man versus food on the travel channel. now on the second season, the show follows him as he goes from city to city. >> this is man versus food brooklyn. >> reporter: shining a spotlight on local fare. >> this is an incredible burger. >> i think it's profiling the iconic eats in any given city. i think it really insti
try to eat eight super hot wings at caliente in west virginia. they're called stupid winning. they're so stupid they make you sign a waiver before you eat them. will i win? will i cry? stay tuned. but first, why oh, why am i doing this? >> these challenges have been around for decades. you are getting a chance to be the food lore. everyone knows someone who tried the challenge or cousin wants to try it. tried it and had one wing. >> this is going to hurt. >> reporter: adam...
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now police in leesburg, virginia, think three weekend attacks may be linked. the description of the attacker was similar in both states. >>> a flight attendant for jet blue airlines is behind bars this morning after an argument with a passenger got out of control. police say steven slater cursed the passenger over the plane's public address system as the flight arrived in new york. then he grabbed a beer from the galley and slid down an emergency chute. he was arrested a short time later at home. he is being held on criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and trespassing charges after he then ran across a tarmac to flee the plane. >> guess it was one of those days. >>> house democrats are convening a special session on capitol hill this morning to approve a $26 billion measure they say will create and save jobs. >> republicans say it's a payoff to unions that taxpayers just can't afford. karen traverse is in washington with a preview this morning. good morning, karen. >> good morning, rob and vinita. with the midterm elections looming, the last place members
now police in leesburg, virginia, think three weekend attacks may be linked. the description of the attacker was similar in both states. >>> a flight attendant for jet blue airlines is behind bars this morning after an argument with a passenger got out of control. police say steven slater cursed the passenger over the plane's public address system as the flight arrived in new york. then he grabbed a beer from the galley and slid down an emergency chute. he was arrested a short time...
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. >>> students at university of virginia are preparing for final exams. which begin later this week. many have something more serious on their minds. >> it is the murder of a women's lacrosse player. a men's lacrosse player is charged with her death. gail pennybacker of wjla-tv reports. >> reporter: before his arrest on murder charges, george huguely was well-known in the washington area as a star lacrosse player at uva and landon. he was featured on abc 7 as prep athlete of the week chevy chase in 2004. >> it's important that we won today, we've tried really hard to win. >> reporter: his former nanny is stunned that he could be accused of killing a young woman. >> i'm shocked and confused and surprised. because, you know, kids can be kids and boys will be boys, especially being a nanny, but never to the point of something to this magnitude. >> reporter: huguely was arrested for killing 22-year-old yeardley love, uva senior from baltimore and member of the women's lacrosse women. love's roommate found her unconscious in her bedroom. the original call to t
. >>> students at university of virginia are preparing for final exams. which begin later this week. many have something more serious on their minds. >> it is the murder of a women's lacrosse player. a men's lacrosse player is charged with her death. gail pennybacker of wjla-tv reports. >> reporter: before his arrest on murder charges, george huguely was well-known in the washington area as a star lacrosse player at uva and landon. he was featured on abc 7 as prep athlete...
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thanks, george. >>> now, for the murder at the university of virginia. the campus is in a state of shock, as a member of the men's lacrosse team is accused of killing another player of the women's lacrosse team. ashleigh banfield is in charlotte with the latest. good morning, ashleigh. >> reporter: good morning, robin. across me is the lacrosse field, that george huguely spent better days here. he will not be attending the last day of classes. he's in a local jail. he's been the center of attention at this college campus for four years. now, the attention has turned ugly, as 22-year-old george huguely, a star lacrosse player, all-american is mvp, is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his former girlfriend, yeardley love. she had been dating huguely for the last year and a half. they made a striking pair. the perfect all-american couple. high-performing athletes in one of the top college lacrosse programs in the country. but in the early morning of monday morning, charlotte police responded to a call from this apartment, where love lived w
thanks, george. >>> now, for the murder at the university of virginia. the campus is in a state of shock, as a member of the men's lacrosse team is accused of killing another player of the women's lacrosse team. ashleigh banfield is in charlotte with the latest. good morning, ashleigh. >> reporter: good morning, robin. across me is the lacrosse field, that george huguely spent better days here. he will not be attending the last day of classes. he's in a local jail. he's been the...
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thanks so much. >>> there is now a break in that mass murder case in virginia this morning. a gunman suspected of killing eight people in nearly shooting down a police helicopter is in custody. christopher speight surrendered after an all night standoff with police in the town of appomattox. a motive for the killings remains unclear. >>> president obama marks the first anniversary of his inauguration today with a stunning defeat. massachusetts voters have elected republican scott brown to fill ted kennedy's senate seat defeating democrat martha coakley by five points. brown is vowing to kill the democrats' health care bill and his election is likely to do just that. he raised so much money from around the country that he has $4 million remaining in his campaign coffers. >>> now a look at what's coming up on "world news" with diane sawyer. here is diane. >> good morning to you, deborah and thanks. on "world news" we'll follow all the top stories and have the latest on haiti eight days after 9 quake and after that big massachusetts senate race so much at stake we'll have georg
thanks so much. >>> there is now a break in that mass murder case in virginia this morning. a gunman suspected of killing eight people in nearly shooting down a police helicopter is in custody. christopher speight surrendered after an all night standoff with police in the town of appomattox. a motive for the killings remains unclear. >>> president obama marks the first anniversary of his inauguration today with a stunning defeat. massachusetts voters have elected republican...
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showers from florida to virginia. thunderstorms, hail and gusty winds from the dakotas into wisconsin. thunderstorms in the southwest. >> 94 in colorado springs. 89 in boise. 80 in fargo. 90 in omaha. 103 in dallas. 80s from boston to atlanta. 90s from new orleans to miami. >>> it is certainly not for the faint of heart. but those who love it say it is a breeze. >> the best wind riders from across the country are taking to the skies in western texas this week. it's this year's hang gliding competition in big spring. it's sort of the hang gliding mecca because of its winds and numerous clouds. >> as in any race the competitors must follow a course. one hang glider describes the sport as pure freedom. very cool. >> very nice. we'll be right back. assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair tha
showers from florida to virginia. thunderstorms, hail and gusty winds from the dakotas into wisconsin. thunderstorms in the southwest. >> 94 in colorado springs. 89 in boise. 80 in fargo. 90 in omaha. 103 in dallas. 80s from boston to atlanta. 90s from new orleans to miami. >>> it is certainly not for the faint of heart. but those who love it say it is a breeze. >> the best wind riders from across the country are taking to the skies in western texas this week. it's this...
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this is the virginia citizens defense league. they're not happy with the nra. >> they're the 800-pound gorilla. people are used to the name nra. and those not really into gun rights don't know better. and they think it's the only gun organization out there. >> reporter: the groups exploded into a nasty fight this spring, when the nra muscled congress into exempting it and it alone, from key provisions of campaign finance reform legislation. >> this is a carve-out, not for the gun rights community. this is a carve-out for a single organization. >> reporter: they're hopping mad, the smaller groups. they're increasingly saying the nra is a big, bloated bureaucratic, too conservative gun group. and they're starting to oppose their own leaders in the nra. >> well, that's right. in this case, the nra, basically, jumped into the last lifeboat. and left the rest of the pro-gun community to sink. >> reporter: we asked the nra several times to speak to us about all this. they refused. but for all the bad blood between the nra and the local
this is the virginia citizens defense league. they're not happy with the nra. >> they're the 800-pound gorilla. people are used to the name nra. and those not really into gun rights don't know better. and they think it's the only gun organization out there. >> reporter: the groups exploded into a nasty fight this spring, when the nra muscled congress into exempting it and it alone, from key provisions of campaign finance reform legislation. >> this is a carve-out, not for the...
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. >>> thousands of people gathered in west virginia yesterday to pay tribute to 29 coal miners killed in that explosion earlier this month. president obama promised their families that he would honor their sacrifice by improving safety in the mines. rachel martin has more. >> reporter: 29 crosses, 29 lights, commemorating 29 lives lost and remembered. ♪ stand by me >> reporter: both the president and vice president traveled to beckley, west virginia, to pay tribute to the miners lost in the april 5th tragedy. in a community service full of memories and music. ♪ o say can you see >> all that hard work, all that hardship, all the time spent underground, it was all for the families. and so these miners lived as they died. in pursuit of the american dream. >> reporter: hundreds of people have come here looking for words of comfort from the president. mostly they have come to comfort each other and to share their own stories of loss. jean cook lost her nephew adam morgan in the mine and pays tribute to him in her own way. >> how old was he? >> 21. a baby. >> reporter: she's pleased the
. >>> thousands of people gathered in west virginia yesterday to pay tribute to 29 coal miners killed in that explosion earlier this month. president obama promised their families that he would honor their sacrifice by improving safety in the mines. rachel martin has more. >> reporter: 29 crosses, 29 lights, commemorating 29 lives lost and remembered. ♪ stand by me >> reporter: both the president and vice president traveled to beckley, west virginia, to pay tribute to the...
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took russian president dmitri medvedev to one of his favorite spots, ray's hell burgers in arlington, virginia. now, they both ordered cheeseburgers, but they ordered them a little differently. the president had his with onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and iced tea. and as for the russian president, onions, jalapenos, and mush sxrmz a coke. >> excellent choice. the men shared an order of fries. president obama picked up the tab of course. and what did medvedev think of the meal? he said it was not quite healthy but very tasty. >> i have to say that when the president said he always wanted five guys when he was in d.c. i went to the five guys and it was excellent. so now i will go to ray's -- what is it called? ray's hell burgers? >> something like that. >> i should make a note of this one. >> hamburger diplomacy. >> ray's hell burgers in arlington, virginia. they'll be getting lots of business after this little diplomatic luncheon. we'll be right back. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement .insurance plan... insured
took russian president dmitri medvedev to one of his favorite spots, ray's hell burgers in arlington, virginia. now, they both ordered cheeseburgers, but they ordered them a little differently. the president had his with onions, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and iced tea. and as for the russian president, onions, jalapenos, and mush sxrmz a coke. >> excellent choice. the men shared an order of fries. president obama picked up the tab of course. and what did medvedev think of the meal? he...
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bush stopped by to see dick cheney yesterday at the former vice president's virginia home. it is the first time the two men have met in person since they left the white house more than a just the day before mr. cheney left the hospit mr. bush had coffee and stayed about an hour. >> hard to believe it's been a year. >>> well, one of the great things about those indoor shopping malls, you never have to worry about the rain or getting your feet wet. right? >> unless you're shopping at a high mall in dubai. this is what happened when mall's 2.6 million gallon shark tank sprung a >> water gushed out like a tsunami sending shoppers amazingly the 33,000 sea creatures living in the tank were not harmed and the crack in the tank was repaired. i can't tell you how many times i've taken my children through aquariums like that where the sharks and fish are above you. >> right. >> i tell them, don't worry, that can't break, they 't g you >> they're going to be like, dad, did you hear about dubai? >> that's scary. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ugh. he's not even tryi
bush stopped by to see dick cheney yesterday at the former vice president's virginia home. it is the first time the two men have met in person since they left the white house more than a just the day before mr. cheney left the hospit mr. bush had coffee and stayed about an hour. >> hard to believe it's been a year. >>> well, one of the great things about those indoor shopping malls, you never have to worry about the rain or getting your feet wet. right? >> unless you're...
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showers from tallahassee to miami, moving into georgia, the carolinas, and southern virginia this afternoon. cool and breezy with showers from duluth to detroit. >> mostly 50s from fargo to minneapolis. 48 boston. 54 new york. a wet 78 in new orleans. 90 in phoenix. 76 in sacramento. and 60s from seattle to albuquerque. >>> and now to the other big story of the day. another surprise elimination on "dancing with the stars." after earning his highest score yet, former baller rick fox has bowed out. >> fox and his partner became the seventh couple to be bounced from the dance floor. he called his experience amazing and compared the stress of the show to being on the free-throw line during the game seven of the nba championship. he earned the nickname jolly green giant for that outfit and i think you can see why. >>> coming up next, california voters' decision on recreational marijuana. >>> and facebook's impact on election day. you're watching "world news now." help is not the four letter word they all warned you about. in the time of distress... in a mess... it's common to depend upon and lea
showers from tallahassee to miami, moving into georgia, the carolinas, and southern virginia this afternoon. cool and breezy with showers from duluth to detroit. >> mostly 50s from fargo to minneapolis. 48 boston. 54 new york. a wet 78 in new orleans. 90 in phoenix. 76 in sacramento. and 60s from seattle to albuquerque. >>> and now to the other big story of the day. another surprise elimination on "dancing with the stars." after earning his highest score yet, former...
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in west virginia most african-americans have accepted his apologies. including a college president who has known him for 15 years. >> based on my observations, he sees people, he does not see color. >> reporter: blacks overwhelmingly have voted for byrd. partly because they are partial to democrats, and partly because -- >> he got $1 billion for the state of west virginia. >> reporter: african-american voters like most west virginians thoroughly appreciate the federal dollars he brought home. his name is everywhere. they're called byrd droppings. on the bridge, the expressway, the courthouse. approximately well, you know, you see that in my obituary. even he'd been in the klan. you watch. >> reporter: byrd takes pride in being called the king of pork. he takes no pride in his days a is a klansman. john cochran, abc news, washington. >> it's really amazing when you consider the length of his tenure. >> unbelievable. >> i mean, 18,000 votes cast in his ninth term, and 98% attendance. >> he's been there for a long time and shows up for work a lot, that's
in west virginia most african-americans have accepted his apologies. including a college president who has known him for 15 years. >> based on my observations, he sees people, he does not see color. >> reporter: blacks overwhelmingly have voted for byrd. partly because they are partial to democrats, and partly because -- >> he got $1 billion for the state of west virginia. >> reporter: african-american voters like most west virginians thoroughly appreciate the federal...
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this youtube posted time lapse from virginia shows it all piling up. >> we tried it. go ahead. >> actually, they're paying me to do something else today. >> do three square feet. wise guy. >> reporter: actually, we did lend a hand down the block. why do you need to get out. >> i have an e.r. shift at 3:00. >> reporter: can't really give that one up. it took some digging but dr. suzie o'meara was on her way to the hospital. while president obama didn't come up with it, the storm is its own mini jobs program. >> just like $420. >> wow. >> reporter: cold cash in a record storm. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> on the other side of the country it is a muddy mess after rain-triggered mudslides swept through the los angeles area. nearly 50 homes were damaged. nine declared too dangerous to enter. they'll be digging out again today. here's lisa fletcher. >> reporter: homeowners were allowed back for the first time after a powerful rainstorm sent torrents of mud and debris down the hillsides, devastating this neighborhood. >> i want to save my house. >> we're going to.
this youtube posted time lapse from virginia shows it all piling up. >> we tried it. go ahead. >> actually, they're paying me to do something else today. >> do three square feet. wise guy. >> reporter: actually, we did lend a hand down the block. why do you need to get out. >> i have an e.r. shift at 3:00. >> reporter: can't really give that one up. it took some digging but dr. suzie o'meara was on her way to the hospital. while president obama didn't come up...
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hazy sunshine, already showers popping up in west virginia. that's not going to reach us, there's a small chance that something pops during the afternoon hours. that'll build through the next couple days. we'll finally break the pattern. today, maybe not as hot as yesterday. 96 our two-degree guarantee. the record of 100. it'll feel like it because of that humidity. tonight we're back down into the mid-70s. appears we have a better chance of showers and widespread thunderstorms through tomorrow. high temperature about 91. we'll pull back towards the weekend. that complete forecast coming up on good morning maryland at 9:00. right now our final check on traffic, here's kim. >> they shut down route 70 eastbound, route 29 in an effort to clear that crash activity out of the travel lanes. now the right lane has been reopened. the left lane remains closed. it's jammed as you approach the beltway. a lot of those earlier delays on the west side have pretty much been cleared away. we're still seeing minor delays due to an earlier accident. northern pa
hazy sunshine, already showers popping up in west virginia. that's not going to reach us, there's a small chance that something pops during the afternoon hours. that'll build through the next couple days. we'll finally break the pattern. today, maybe not as hot as yesterday. 96 our two-degree guarantee. the record of 100. it'll feel like it because of that humidity. tonight we're back down into the mid-70s. appears we have a better chance of showers and widespread thunderstorms through...
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. >> reporter: this week, virginia thomas confirms she left the voice message for hill. saying she was, quote, extending an olive branch to her after all these years. no offense was ever intended. but hill told me, quote, it was no way conciliatory for her to begin with the presumption that i did something wrong in 1991. i simply testified to the truth of my experience. for her to say otherwise is not extending an olive branch is accusatory. >> and, george, hill told me, i don't apologize. i have no intention of apologizing. and i stand by my testimony from 1991. george? >> doesn't sound like they're going to be having any foun call anytime soon. jake tapper, thank you very much. >>> just 13 days to go until the midterm elections. there were big debates last night, in florida, delaware, right here in illinois. i moderated the debate here last night, in chicago. it is the race to fill president obama's former senate seat. an awful lot is at stake. and both candidates came out swinging. with less than two weeks to go, the clock is ticking and the gloves are off. then again
. >> reporter: this week, virginia thomas confirms she left the voice message for hill. saying she was, quote, extending an olive branch to her after all these years. no offense was ever intended. but hill told me, quote, it was no way conciliatory for her to begin with the presumption that i did something wrong in 1991. i simply testified to the truth of my experience. for her to say otherwise is not extending an olive branch is accusatory. >> and, george, hill told me, i don't...
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a study out of virginia said one in three women who serve have been raped. >> wow. clearly an overlooked problem and an overlooked group too. >>> next to a small town in colorado that has found new life celebrating a grandpa who died 20 years ago. >> his family froze him. they pay a guy to deliver ice every month. and that strange ritual has inspired an annual festival up there called the frozen dead guy day. clayton sandell paid a visit. >> reporter: every month, bo schafer makes an unusual delivery to an unusual customer. above the mountain town of netterland. >> this is the shed. >> reporter: just inside this creaky door lies the current resting place of an norwegian man known as grandpa morristell. he died in 1989 and has been frozen ever since. >> you should see in a minute, this should be about minus 100. >> reporter: his grandson dreamed of coming here to start a cryonics research center. the theory? that future technology might one day bring grandpa back to life. >> they plan to rebuild the body. with nanobots. theoretically, these nanobots could rebuild an
a study out of virginia said one in three women who serve have been raped. >> wow. clearly an overlooked problem and an overlooked group too. >>> next to a small town in colorado that has found new life celebrating a grandpa who died 20 years ago. >> his family froze him. they pay a guy to deliver ice every month. and that strange ritual has inspired an annual festival up there called the frozen dead guy day. clayton sandell paid a visit. >> reporter: every month, bo...
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. >>> the company that owns the west virginia coal mine where 29 men died has now offered each family a $3 million cash settlement. massey energy has offered them a large insurance payout, health coverage for family members, and college payments for children. and the company says accepting the money won't bar them from taking legal action. one widow has already filed suit. >>> there is a new weapon for men with advanced prostate cancer. now that the fda has approved a vaccine called prevenge. doctors are stressing it's intended to serve as an addition, not a replacement, to current cancer-fighting methods like chemotherapy and radiation. what makes this vaccine unique is it trains a patient's immune system to fight tumors. >> this is something investigators have been trying decades to try to accomplish, that is, to try to use the immune system to fight cancer. >> in tests the new treatment helped men live an average of four months longer. some lived years longer. the treatment is expensive with a price tag of at least $50,000. >>> insurance company anthem blue cross has shelved plans
. >>> the company that owns the west virginia coal mine where 29 men died has now offered each family a $3 million cash settlement. massey energy has offered them a large insurance payout, health coverage for family members, and college payments for children. and the company says accepting the money won't bar them from taking legal action. one widow has already filed suit. >>> there is a new weapon for men with advanced prostate cancer. now that the fda has approved a vaccine...
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moved think west virginia. and all the way, along the way, there was damage with very powerful storms. live shot out of cleveland, ohio, this morning. we'll show you the same scene. here's what happens now, through the midwest today. there are more storms in line today. we think from the des moines area toward kansas city, there will be powerful storms. chicagoland, the storms will roll north of you there. elsewhere around the nation, there's one or two places we want to highlight. the heat continues throughout the deep south. we have the rain that started yesterday and continues today in the northwest. we're five days away from fall. and it sure will f and all that weather was brought to you by whisk laundry detergent. george? >> thank you, sam. >>> when we come back, nap time. why more companies say it's okay to sleep on the job. new wisk, with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology targets all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. its enzymes and cleaning agents fight a full range of stains.
moved think west virginia. and all the way, along the way, there was damage with very powerful storms. live shot out of cleveland, ohio, this morning. we'll show you the same scene. here's what happens now, through the midwest today. there are more storms in line today. we think from the des moines area toward kansas city, there will be powerful storms. chicagoland, the storms will roll north of you there. elsewhere around the nation, there's one or two places we want to highlight. the heat...
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heavy rain, lightning, and 70-mile-an-hour winds battered parts of suburban virginia and maryland, toppling trees and power lines. at one point, tens of thousands of people lost power. >>> let's hope it's a calmer day. here's your friday forecast. severe weather moves south of the sea today bringing gusty winds, hail and flash floods to the carolinas and georgia. showers and thunderstorms from new orleans to jacksonvll heavy rain in the northern rockies and desert southwest. >> 103 in dallas. 90s from new orleans to atlanta. mostly 80s across the midwest. phoenix hits 110. imagine what it feels like at 110. 94 in salt lake city. >>> a new bundle of joy is making her debut down under. >> introducing kambiri, a rare pigmy hippo, born six weeks ago at an australian zoo. she weighs about 35 pounds and sleeps a lot. zookeepers say the baby hippo is shy and only comes out for short -- you'll love this one, jim -- for short periods. >> kind of looks like jim. just joking. kambiri is the second calf born to her parents. her name is nigerian. and it means, allow me to join this family. >> she's so c
heavy rain, lightning, and 70-mile-an-hour winds battered parts of suburban virginia and maryland, toppling trees and power lines. at one point, tens of thousands of people lost power. >>> let's hope it's a calmer day. here's your friday forecast. severe weather moves south of the sea today bringing gusty winds, hail and flash floods to the carolinas and georgia. showers and thunderstorms from new orleans to jacksonvll heavy rain in the northern rockies and desert southwest. >>...
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." >>> potential witnesses with information about the west virginia mining disaster can pass that information along without fear of retaliation. federal investigators set up a second team to work anonymously with the mining community. there is concern someone from the mine company may be intimidating tipsters. mine owners say that is not true. they have offered $3 million each to the families of the 29 men killed in the explosion. >>> there is encouraging news from the gulf of mexico. calm waters are helping cleanup crews break up that oil slick. >> the bad news, the blown-out oil well could soon spew as much as 2.5 million gallons a day. john hendren is in venice, louisiana, this morning. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. today bp begins the process of capping those leaks. it's a stopgap measure but a permanent solution could be months away. the oil slick strikes shore on the tip of the mississippi delta. it's claiming ever more casualties including this pelican. environmentalists say the leak may be much worse than we thought. >> the holes are growing, so the
." >>> potential witnesses with information about the west virginia mining disaster can pass that information along without fear of retaliation. federal investigators set up a second team to work anonymously with the mining community. there is concern someone from the mine company may be intimidating tipsters. mine owners say that is not true. they have offered $3 million each to the families of the 29 men killed in the explosion. >>> there is encouraging news from the...
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instead, defendants were transferred from boston and virginia to new york, meaning all of the defendants except one, who disappeared after he was released on bail in cyprus, are now all going to be in one place. igor sutyagin's brother says the russians showed the convicted spy a list of the people to be exchanged for the alleged spies now held in new york. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> dna evidence helped california detectives track down the serial murder suspect known as the grim sleeper. lonny franklin is charged with ten counts of murder. los angeles police connected him to killings that began in 1985. the break in the case came after franklin's son was arrested and swabbed for dna. that sample came back as similar to evidence recovered in the murder investigation. >>> the search continues today for two tourists missing after a boat collision in the delaware river. the accident happened as a disabled sight seeing boat was waiting to be towed back to a philadelphia shore. here's richard cantu. >> reporter: a sightseeing tour on the delaware river in philadelphia turned chao
instead, defendants were transferred from boston and virginia to new york, meaning all of the defendants except one, who disappeared after he was released on bail in cyprus, are now all going to be in one place. igor sutyagin's brother says the russians showed the convicted spy a list of the people to be exchanged for the alleged spies now held in new york. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> dna evidence helped california detectives track down the serial murder suspect known as...
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. >>> west virginia's governor has ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines, following last week's explosion that killed 29 miners. today, president obama is also ordering federal regulators to more closely examine mining with troubling safety records. >>> finally, a public art exhibit that finally and could be better thought out. people have been calling 911 at the empire state building because of this, what appears to be a man standing dangerously close to the edge. like he's ready to jump. it turns out, he's made of cast iron. and he's part of a city-wide art project. that's the news at 7:17. literally, every day, they get 911 calls. >> i would imagine so. but for art. all for art. thanks, juju. >>> time, again, for the weather and sam. have you seen that? it really does look -- >> i'll tell you, i probably would have. good morning, robin, george, juju. let's talk about warmth. if we look at chicago at 83 degrees. we're looking at 10 to 12 degrees above normal. it's a warm day for today. but in new england, the change comes quickly in the next 24 hours. there is heav
. >>> west virginia's governor has ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines, following last week's explosion that killed 29 miners. today, president obama is also ordering federal regulators to more closely examine mining with troubling safety records. >>> finally, a public art exhibit that finally and could be better thought out. people have been calling 911 at the empire state building because of this, what appears to be a man standing dangerously close...
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jonathan karl is in sterling, virginia, where the announcement will be made later. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans are coming out here to try to do what they did when they won the house in 1994, which is to offer a specific plan of action for a republican congress. republicans spent much of the past two years, opposing president obama's big initiatives. >> you can't. >> we're the party of no. on this bill, hell, no. >> the party of no? we're the party of hell no. >> reporter: now, house republicans are coming up with a pledge to america. in order to get to the party of know and what they call a new governing agenda for america. what they would do if they were in control of congress. at the top of the list, permanently extend the bush tax cut, all of them. cancel all unspent stimulus spending. as off today, $258 billion of the $814 billion of the stimulus has not been spent. repeal the obama health care bill. replacing it with republican proposals, including limits on malpractice lawsuits. block obama's plan to move detainees at the gitmo print camp to the u.s. newt
jonathan karl is in sterling, virginia, where the announcement will be made later. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans are coming out here to try to do what they did when they won the house in 1994, which is to offer a specific plan of action for a republican congress. republicans spent much of the past two years, opposing president obama's big initiatives. >> you can't. >> we're the party of no. on this bill, hell, no. >> the party of no? we're the party...
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back through west virginia. it looks like our shot of getting hit at some point today is pretty good. the risk of some storms this afternoon could turn severe. damaging wind, large hail, otherwise frequent lightning and heavy downpours, 92 is our 2-degree guarantee. best chance of showers through this evening. we settle down overnight, bottoming out at 72. back to the lower 90s and once again late-day storms tomorrow. here's traffic with kim. >> it's mostly uneventful. as we look at the beltway, traffic moving better in both directions at harford road. a little slow on the west side outer loop approaching liberty road. those minor delays clear out once you get past the i-70 interchange. what we have is an incident in finksburg, carroll county, police activity blocking the intersection the deerpark road and nora drive. and an accident in baltimore city at hillen road and harford road.
back through west virginia. it looks like our shot of getting hit at some point today is pretty good. the risk of some storms this afternoon could turn severe. damaging wind, large hail, otherwise frequent lightning and heavy downpours, 92 is our 2-degree guarantee. best chance of showers through this evening. we settle down overnight, bottoming out at 72. back to the lower 90s and once again late-day storms tomorrow. here's traffic with kim. >> it's mostly uneventful. as we look at the...
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major candidate debates in west virginia and connecticut. >>> news out of france. government leaders there say may have been warned of a new terror threat from al qaeda against europe. the report apparently came a to days ago from saudi intelligence. the latesten a series of alerts that have put french security forces and others on, very high alert, over the past few weeks. >>> the american mission in afghanistan could be facing serious new problems. videotape obtained by abc news, appears to show election fraud. and as we report, thousands of voters may -- votes, rather, may have been thrown out. >> reporter: underaged voters, ballot stuffing. the cell phone videos may be blurry but clearly reveal that fraud in last month's election was widespread. watch this scene in kandahar, a kind of fraud assembly line. some one in a police uniform watches. one person casts dozens of fake ballots. another folds them into the ballot box. or this scene, almost comical. a debate, not on politics, but on how best to commit fraud. >> translator: do you want the whole box for one p
major candidate debates in west virginia and connecticut. >>> news out of france. government leaders there say may have been warned of a new terror threat from al qaeda against europe. the report apparently came a to days ago from saudi intelligence. the latesten a series of alerts that have put french security forces and others on, very high alert, over the past few weeks. >>> the american mission in afghanistan could be facing serious new problems. videotape obtained by abc...
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we have one more shot coming out of ohio, west virginia, this will dive in our direction. this one entering chicagoland in. we're stick with mugginess. good chance of shower or thunderstorms this afternoon and again tonight. temperatures slip back into the muggy mid-70s. mid-90s tomorrow. alefrnxis? >> thanks, justin. we're seeing heavier traffic on the fop side of the beltway. reports of an accident near bel air road. we're getting sluggish traffic on the outer loop of the beltway near liberty road. looking at our maps, we have a couple accidents. i-70 westbound to southbound columbia pike. 95 southbound on the ramp to eastbound 100. and in baltimore, accident with injuries. southbound jfx gilford avenue. we'll send you back to new york for more good morning america. ♪ let's give them something to talk about ♪ ♪ let's give them something to talk about ♪ >>> we're upstairs today. but there is so much to talk about. >> as always. >> we have brisen palin and levi. what does that mean for sarah palin's political fortunes. we saw the kind of controversy that gisele bun
we have one more shot coming out of ohio, west virginia, this will dive in our direction. this one entering chicagoland in. we're stick with mugginess. good chance of shower or thunderstorms this afternoon and again tonight. temperatures slip back into the muggy mid-70s. mid-90s tomorrow. alefrnxis? >> thanks, justin. we're seeing heavier traffic on the fop side of the beltway. reports of an accident near bel air road. we're getting sluggish traffic on the outer loop of the beltway near...
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. >> reporter: at a debate for the west virginia senate seat, republican john raisezy said this about the health care law. >> you're going to have a patient bureaucrat relationship, because the first person that patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. >> reporter: does the new law mean the first person patients go to are bureaucrats? no. the panel he refers to will recommend ways to save money in medicare. his statement is just not true. what about this claim about the health care bureaucracy? >> if a landscaper wants to buy a new lawnmower or a restaurant needs a new icemaker, they have to report that purchase to the federal government. >> reporter: does the law really require all that paperwork? yes, it does. businesses were already required to report payments above $600 for labor. the new law adds reporting requirements for goods as well. to discourage cheating on taxes. this claim about democratic congressman joe donnelly's support for the bill is a quite popular one. >> donnelly voted for the pelosi health care bill that would cut over $500 billion from medicare. >> reporter: does
. >> reporter: at a debate for the west virginia senate seat, republican john raisezy said this about the health care law. >> you're going to have a patient bureaucrat relationship, because the first person that patient has to go to is a bureaucrat. >> reporter: does the new law mean the first person patients go to are bureaucrats? no. the panel he refers to will recommend ways to save money in medicare. his statement is just not true. what about this claim about the health...
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this line went from iowa to virginia. it's more than 1,000 miles. right around 1,000 miles to get the storms all the way through. staying in one, heavy line. more than 244 reports of severe weather, including the peak wind gusts of 78 miles per hour we talked about. there are more storms with this line today. and they are shoved in the places you don't want them. boston, new york city, washington, d.c., nashville. sound familiar? all big, major hubs for travel. all will see storms breaking out during the day today. flash flooding, 80-mile-per-hour winds. that means big-time delays in those areas. it doesn't break the heat for everyone. it does for half the country. we'll have all the nation's weather in a moment. george? >> sam, thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the case in connecticut. police have released the chilling 911 calls in the workplace shooting that left nine people dead, amid new questions about whether the shooting was racially motivated. clarissa ward is in manchester, connecticut, where she spoke with the girlfriend of the shooter
this line went from iowa to virginia. it's more than 1,000 miles. right around 1,000 miles to get the storms all the way through. staying in one, heavy line. more than 244 reports of severe weather, including the peak wind gusts of 78 miles per hour we talked about. there are more storms with this line today. and they are shoved in the places you don't want them. boston, new york city, washington, d.c., nashville. sound familiar? all big, major hubs for travel. all will see storms breaking out...